No VPD available from advanced management module
Vital Product Data (VPD) for each blade server in the BladeCenter S chassis is
available from the advanced management module interface. Use this procedure to
troubleshooting the situation where VPD does not appear.
Problem
You have accessed the Hardware VPD panel from the advanced management
module Web interface and no VPD data is displayed for one or more blade servers.
Investigation
Perform these steps to resolve the problem:
1.
Verify that the advanced management module has discovered all blade servers.
From the advanced management module Web interface, view the System Status
page and verify that there is a solid green circle next to the blade server.
2.
From the advanced management module Web interface, select
Monitors
>
Firmware VPD
to display the firmware VPD for all blade servers in the
BladeCenter S chassis and ensure that the firmware VPD is properly displayed.
3.
If the firmware VPD is not displayed, check the event log for any
communications errors. If errors are found, see “Service processor
communication (SP COMM) errors displayed for a blade server” on page 48. If
no errors are found, call IBM support.
4.
If the hardware VPD is still not displayed, click
Reload VPD
. The advanced
management module will attempt to read the firmware VPD for the blade
server.
Power LED continually flashes rapidly
A power LED that continually flashes rapidly for more than two minutes is an
indication that the firmware in the advanced management module does not
support this blade server or that there is a communications problem between the
advanced management module and the blade server.
Problem
You attempted to power on a blade server but instead of powering on, the power
LED flashes rapidly for more than two minutes.
Investigation
Perform these steps to resolve the problem:
1.
Log in to the advanced management module and view the event log for errors
associated with this blade server.
Note:
If there are service processor communication error messages or kernel
mode error messages, see “Service processor communication (SP COMM) errors
displayed for a blade server” on page 48 and “Kernel mode displayed for blade
server” on page 45.
2.
If no errors are present, verify that the installed version of the advanced
management module firmware supports the blade server.
See the BladeCenter software and devices drivers Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-63017&brandind=5000020 for more information
about firmware.
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